Panasonic Lumix GX800 GX850 review 

Top review! I liked how you showed the hidden features of the Panasonic GX800, now I'm going to buy it definitely!

I wish OMD or Pana would release a tiny sized camera with all the bells and whistles of their bigger high end model. Compact overall system size is the reason I still keep my m43 gear.

Great review as always 👍 I am very interested in this camera because of all the 4K photo features and the potential with micro 4/3 lenses

Thank you very much for taking the time to get bac to me! Have a great day!

Love it whenever Gordon personifies a camera (or bird in this episode)! Jordan @ TCSTV

Best revue I've seen of most any camera! Must have a look at your other videos :-)

Great video I bought one recently discounted and wanted to know more about it. Very informative and entertaining. Thanks!

Fantastic Commentary...Big point though is that very few buyers of this camera IMO are interested in interchangeable lenses! Well said at the end of end of end your commentary!

A very nice & fair review. These days you can get a really nice black and white photo using an iPhone & its built in editing tools, or by using the free version of the BLACK app with its Tri-X 400 and HP 5 presets.

Great, in-depth video format.. love it, i’m only 5.48mins in and i just went ahead and ordered the gx800 😂🤦🏻‍♂️ but ive read other stuff on it.. cheers guys 👍🏻

Is there any reason why they couldn't have included the 5-axis stabilization like in the GX85?

Great test. I just bought it. The only thing that really can be better is the battery because of capacity and because it takes 130 minutes to recharge (and in this time you cannot use it). It’s a good idea to buy a external base to charge and a second battery.

That would be an amazing vlog camera if it had internal stabilization. Or if they had one of their amazing Pana Leica lenses with an as good IS

Yes, still using my half broken Nikon J3 with the 18.5/1.8 lens (50mm equivalent). Still better results than a m43 sensor with a slow kit-lens. BUT, I do own the cheap Pana 25mm/1.7 and this should make for really nice shots with the GX850 with short depth of field :)

thanks for all your videos that are very helpful. Im traveling often and i need a light and compact camera for street photografy for both photos and videos that can take sharp pictures and video in 1080 60p which camera you recommend Panasonic GX-800 or Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX80 . Thank you

Is this the same camera as the "Panasonic dc-gx800kegs"? The names confusses me... Please answer.

Very helpful review, even tho i dont understand many of the technical informations, they are explained well and it all makes sense now. Also, made me rethink HOW i want to use a camera im buying, thank you for that! Will take everything into consideration :)

Yeah man in NothAmerica is GX850 cool review

Another excellent review - thank you! One advantage of this camera is for existing MFT users. I have a Panasonic G80 which I love - but I quite fancy one of these to accompany it - and take with me on my bike etc. Considering the lens alone costs £340 in the UK - the camera's only costing £80 on top! And although not very bright, it's a handy lightweight small lens. I would consider using this lens on my G80 since the 12-60 is considerably bigger.

Oh! This is where All About the Gear went.

nice video as always - thanks guys - yes a RX100m3 or 4 or LX10/5 or GX7 more practical for many - but for those who want to improve their photos will want an interchangeable lens camera - The Lumix 42.5 F1.7 with IS is fantastic and not so expensive -

I want to know, when you turn on flash and use selfie, does it have the 3 sec count down timing? if have can it be remove? and can 4k photo mode be used in flash? As I want to use it with flash + 4k photo mode. Thanks.

Hey Gordon, Doug finally convinced me to buy your book. :)

Does this camera have the same soft shutter as the GX85?

The birds in Brighton are hilarious. And they have an American accent. 😂👏👏👏

How does this stack up against the Oly EP-L8? But I do tend to agree that the LX10 might be a better choice at this point.

Great stuff

Best camera reviews on the net - Brands/Manufacturers take note...................

The gx800/850 is called the gf9 in asia.how is that for confusing

Go GX85. It's only slightly larger and has 5-axis IBIS.

How do i close the lense with out the big One attached?

Would you choose this over the canon gtx mark 2 for vlogging? Thanks

I got the book

Please do a review on the Tamron 18-400, I'm very excited to hear about it. 😜

many thanks. great vid. especially the discussion from 30:30 min on was very very helpful to me (small entry mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras vs. compact 1inch sensor fixed lens cameras ...i have a sony fullframe camera, which is relatively small, but not small enough for a everyday pocket cam. So I am looking for the best-picture-quality-everyday-allpurpose-pocket-camera to mainly replace my phone camera. ..and this video helped me a lot in decision making ..will check out the LX10). cheers

Is the body plastic? Even the silver

While touch focus hunts you can set-up panasonic's before hand to do very easy smooth focus pulls.

nice review, it makes an awesome travel camera

great review. I am thinking of buying this camera as my sub camera. In these times of working from home, that tilt up screen can be handy if this camera can be used as a webcam via HDMI output. Does the HDMI port on this cam support clean hdmi output? Or is it only for viewing photos and videos on tv?

Hello. This is a question about Mr. Lange new book mentioned in this review. Forgive me please about asking my question before finishing your review. Does your book cover photography tips and education geared also towards cameras such as the Panasonic DMC-LX10? This is the camera that I just purchased, and would like to find more information on the compact cameras, as I use it for photography on extended backpacking trips and choose the lighter weight option of a camera to cary.

Micro four third cameras are expensive! Bigger APS-C mirrorless cameras are now cheaper!

Is this a good camera for beginner?

Guys: great review as you hit on the nail exactly what I was trying to get my head around in trying to choose between GX800/RX100 I&II/G7xII/TZ100/LX15 when it comes to sensor size and f ranges. I keep thinking surely bigger sensor must be better...but hang on, how does that trade off against the lens' speed/ISO's work? I had pretty much stumbled blindly to the same overall conclusion as Gordon spelled out re being prepared to buy extra (expensive) lenses with the GX800 but now I can quantify the rationale. And I guessed in advance that Gordon was from Brighton when he did an impression of a bird (bloody gulls) going for the pizza!

Great video👍🏻. I'm looking to buy a camera. I have been looking at mirrorless cameras. So far I have looked at the one in the video and the Nikon 1 J5. I'm looking for one with that old style look to it, the only flaw is that I'd rather they had a VF. Are there any other ones on the market the same style with a VF? I don't want to spend too much as I mainly use a Nikon D3300 and I'm just looking for something a little easier to have with me whilst out and about.

Hi does anyone know if this has clean HDMI output?

Gordon, you state that there is no advantage to the 4/3 sensor if you just keep the kit lens and that the Lumix LX 10/15 might be better choice due to its brighter lens. But your review as well reviews by others all point out that the LX 10 has significant amount of cropping as soon you use even small amount of zoom and even when shooting just 1080 video. Is it the case that the GX850 wouldn't crop as much as the LX 10 ? Thank You.

I purchased the book as well and love it. Thank you Gordon. Where can I get the great T's?

Also, if I choose to search out a small lighter weight camera that may be equiped with more functions such as a mirrorless of some type, what would you guys recomend? Thank you!!

Hi Gordon and Doug - I'm so close to pulling the trigger on this camera, but another RU-vid video talking about this camera noted that you couldn't set the shutter speed and aperture at the same time in video mode - is that true? I'm not as concerned about aperture as I am about shutter speed, because I want to take advantage of all the 4K photo modes and want to make sure I can get the shutter speed fast enough to freeze the action. Also, it seems like the US gets an all black version, while the rest of us have to settle with the silver with black/orange/pink accents only

As far as cheap mirrorless with viewfinders, Olympus om-d em10 mark ii is $599 and Panasonic G7 is $497

Fantastic review Gordon, do you know what are the main differences with the GX880 new model?

For those that are curious, I reviewed Gordon's book IN CAMERA at the New York Journal of Books. Excellent book! www.nyjournalofbooks.com/reviewer/richard-rivera

hey gordon!! great video. I had a question though - I'm going to go travelling to south america and so I'd like to be taking photos of landscapes etc. Based on the 850gx stock stand lens, would you recommend the gx850 or the song rx100 iii ? Thank you :-)

Can you use the Olympus thin body lens? Body Cap Lens 15mm

this is a really good camera first time (this camera size / little camera) i have no eye cancer (lowest Noise Reduction setting at ISO 100) because bad image quality 😏 🙂.

I'm disappointed they didn't mention you can put a telephoto zoom lens on it.

Wish they bring out Lx 200 love the Lx 100 ?

I'm debating between this and g9x II for ultra portable travel..

I think this camera is a bit expensive when you can buy a G7 for about the same price, or lower.

Starting to think Panasonic wants to make things more confusing lol. The GX850 is easy to confuse with the GX85 and then there is the G85..

Does the camera work as a webcam to a pc?

Update - GX85 selling between $500 and $600 today May 2019. Much better offer than this little item.

👏👏👏 Great review as always

Please help me I have camera Sony 200 Problem is my camera is unable to use card help me please my card is CF

Something I miss on these entry-level mirrorless cameras is a hot shoe. You can get into mirrorless at even lower cost with the Sony A5000 which is still available, but of course without the touch screen, 4K or viewfinder (and a horribly convoluted menu system).

It is a great book!

I understand the reason for using microsd in the cam, but I detest those things, even in my phone. never would buy an ilc that used one. I own 4 lumix m43 cams since 2011 and love them.

I'm loving this camera Gordon,I'm in a quandary do I sell my Nikon d3300 or do I keep it along with this,decisions.Great review as always.

2023 still worth it?

Actually, Sony A5000 and A5100 are much closer to this Lumix camera, and they are even cheaper than A6000.

Can you review Panasonic gx880?

Very animated, Gordon

Any way you can turn off please rotate the zoom ring to extend lens its annoying

I have one but I need the spare battery

cool review i subscribed definetely you deserve a coffee

My video is looking terrible at 1080p on this camera in good lighting and I’m overwhelmed by the options and terrible manual.. Can anyone tell me , what picture mode is in the record settings for example. The in camera guild is very unclear. The photos are fantastic but I am dishearten by awful video in decent lighting too. Can anyone put there help, there is no way 1080p should look this bad

T6 compelling?! Hell no. No sensor cleaning only 3 fps and an 8 year old piece of garbage sensor. D3300 sure. D3400/T6 hell no. The Rx100 mk2 is a F1.8-4.9. So it doesn't have the benefit over the Gx800. Gordon you have done one of the best lens comparisons of these models. (with the Canon G7x (mk2) lens. Which is still quote quiet often to show that the longer lens of the Canon comes at a price at the wide-end. Still you can get a G7x (slow one) for this money. Which if you only shoot Jpeg(it's too damn slow in raw) is pretty compelling. If you want flexibility ILC's win. Agree with that conclusion. Especially with the Panasonic 42.5mm F1.7 OIS. Think about skaters that get access to the genuinely brilliant 7.5mm Samyang. Unfortunately 4k isn't that adviseable given the crop. But having something this small light and powerful sure has it's merit. Heck you might even be able to tape it under a drone. with that lens (albeit recording blind)

couldn't make it past first minute